Compound exercises must be a staple of all your workouts. Due to the more availability of progressive overload. As with these movements you are going to be able to lift the most weight.

Compound exercises will also give you ‘more bang for your buck’. In a sense that they will utilize the most muscles at once. Unlike isolation exercises.

Now, let’s dive in to the the 5 best compound exercises.

The 5 Best Compound Exercises

1. Barbell Deadlift

The best compound exercises list had to include the Barbell Deadlift. This lift will not only be responsible for crazy strength and posterior chain gains. But will also greatly improve your health.

Nowadays people live a very sedentary lifestyle, compared to our past. With most sitting the majority of the day. Thus, resulting in weak lower back muscles. And a high amount of pressure put upon the lower spine.

This is an awful combination for long term lower back health and longevity. This exercise will not only increase your Backs overall health, but will also greatly grow your whole posterior chain.

The Barbell Deadlift has also been chosen on the best compound exercises list. Because it works the most muscles out of any exercise on Earth!

To name just a few in laymen’s terms: Glutes, Spinal Erector, Lats, Traps, Hamstrings, Abs and many many more. So, for these numerous reasons you should definitely include the Barbell Deadlift in your workout regime!

2. Squat variant.

The second movement for the best compound exercises list. Is a variation of the Squat. The option of which variation is up to you to choose. As peoples anatomy vary. Or, you may just simply prefer one to the other.

The squat is up there with the Barbell Deadlift, when it comes to the GOAT’s of the best compound exercises. It is the best movement out there for your lower body.

Not only is it a great muscle builder, but it has also has been proven to naturally boost Testosterone. With the Barbell Deadlift, a Squat variant and a diet including testosterone food from my previous post. Your natural Testosterone will sky rocket in no time.

Now, let’s get in to some of the options. I have included 3. However, there are many more out there. But, these are the mainly performed Squat variants worldwide.

The first has to be the Back Squat. This is for sure the most famous. This entails using a barbell placed on your upper back. This is more posterior chain dominant.

Second, is the Front squat. Which is rested on your Clavicle Bone. The Front Squat is more of Quad dominant option.

However, it can be difficult as you go up in weight, because of the pressure of the bar on said Clavicle bone.

Lastly, and my personal favorite. Is the Hack Squat. This entails plate loading a machine. Then Resting your shoulders into a padded hold and then squatting.

This exercise is much more Quad dominant. However, everyone’s physiology is different. So try out each option, and choose your favorite.

3. Barbell Bench Press.

The best compound exercises list would not be complete if it didn’t include this! Possibly the most famous compound exercise of them all. The Bench Press. The Barbell Bench press is an excellent upper body mass builder.